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Understanding caregiver preferences for firearm locking devices in a pediatric emergency department [PDF]
Injury EpidemiologyBackground Around 40% of US households with children have a firearm kept in the home. This study sought to describe firearm storage practices and locking device preferences among caregivers of children presenting to a pediatric emergency department (ED).
Tyler Lennon +5 more
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JMIR Medical Informatics, 2023 Background“Lock to Live” (L2L) is a novel web-based decision aid for helping people at risk of suicide reduce access to firearms. Researchers have demonstrated that L2L is feasible to use and acceptable to patients, but little is known about how to ...
Julie Angerhofer Richards +9 more
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“Lock to Live” for firearm and medication safety: Feasibility and acceptability of a suicide prevention tool in a learning healthcare system [PDF]
Frontiers in Digital Health, 2022 ObjectiveFew patients with suicide risk are counseled on lethal means safety by health providers. This study tested the feasibility of different delivery methods for Lock to Live (L2L), a web-based decision aid of safe storage options for firearms and ...
Jennifer M. Boggs +7 more
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Impact of cable lock distribution on firearm securement after emergent mental health evaluation: a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Injury EpidemiologyBackground Suicide-related presentations to pediatric emergency departments (PED) have increased in recent years. PED providers have the opportunity to reduce suicide risk by counseling on restricting access to lethal means.
Bijan Ketabchi +3 more
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Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2019 Introduction: Safe firearm storage is associated with a lower risk of firearm-related injury and death. Although providing firearm locking devices is a key component of firearm safety interventions, little is known about the types and characteristics of ...
Joseph A. Simonetti +5 more
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(Un)lock and (Un)loaded: Regulating 3D-Printed Firearms in the Open-source Era after the 2013 Hysteria [PDF]
Masaryk University Journal of Law and Technology, 2023 3D printing, or additive manufacturing, is a fast-evolving technology that is transforming the way humans create things. Anyone can buy a 3D printer for private usage, allowing them to produce totally personalized things in the comfort of their own homes. One 3D-printed commodity, unfortunately, is provoking a huge debate: firearms.
David Tan +2 more
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Firearm locking device preferences among firearm owners in the USA: a systematic review. [PDF]
Inj Epidemiol, 2023 Abstract Background Preventing firearm-involved injuries is a critical public health priority. Firearm locking devices can prevent firearm injuries, such as suicide and unintentional shootings, as well as theft. Various firearm locking devices exist; however, little is known about firearm owners’ preferred locking ...
Buck-Atkinson J +7 more
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Interactions at the point of firearm purchase and subsequent use of locking devices. [PDF]
Inj Epidemiol, 2023 Abstract Background Firearms account for over 40,000 deaths in the USA each year in addition to thousands of nonfatal injuries. One notable prevention strategy for firearm-related fatalities and nonfatal injuries is safe storage.
Bandel SL, Bond AE, Anestis MD.
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Injury Prevention, 2018 ObjectivesWe sought to (1) clarify decision needs among suicidal adults with home firearm access; (2) identify accurate, unbiased and acceptable approaches for content and messaging; and (3) develop a tablet-delivered decision aid for firearm storage options.MethodsFollowing international standards, we used stakeholder interviews to develop a decision ...
Marian E. Betz +6 more
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US Residents' Recognition of Proper Use of Firearm Cable Locks.
JAMA Netw OpenThis survey study examines the ability of firearm owners and nonowners to determine correct and incorrect cable lock use across different types of firearms.
Bandel SL +4 more
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